Not a Number

So the floor are kicking off because a choice is being made

And told they should be sweating more for what they're being paid

So they stop the productivity and push against the plans

You know they're not machines when you're confronted with demands

The papers should report it because we can't afford it

I took a knock of five grand now I'm fucked

I've got kids to keep you know a family don't come cheap

You try to take it too far now the both of us are stuck

They run the cogs, the turban never make a sound

They run the cogs, the turban never make a sound

And if they want to keep making them you've got to understand

That the pay is can't be taken from the beat of the hands, no!

The value of the capital is their priority

So the people generating it must surely be the key

So why then take the risk of try and tighten up the reigns

Just because the hours are clockwork

Doesn't mean they don't have brains

You should read all about it and don't you ever doubt it

Your shiny Beamer doesn't make me less involved

If you're one in this then mister you can take the piss

If you accept you're needless then we'll get the problem solved

They run the cogs, the turban never make a sound

They run the cogs, the turban never make a sound

And if they want to keep making them you've got to understand

That the pay is can't be taken from the beat of the hands, no!

They divide, united as they try

And standing on the picket lines we start to hear them cry

We're not a number sitting on a page

And we're not gonna settle for the minimum wage

We're not a number sitting on a page

And we're not gonna settle for the minimum wage

We're not a number sitting on a page

And we're not gonna settle for the minimum wage

We're not a number sitting on a page

And we're not gonna settle for the minimum wage

We're not a number sitting on a page

And we're not gonna settle for the minimum wage

We're not a number sitting on a page

And we're not gonna settle for the minimum wage

We're not a number sitting on a page

And we're not gonna settle for the minimum wage

We're not a number sitting on a page

And we're not gonna settle for the minimum wage